with his father in managing the farm until his parent's death. Later he added one hundred and ten acres to the estate, which now consists of three hundred and twenty acres, besides which he owns town property in Cambridge.
On November 14, 1894, Mr. Cook was united in marriage to Miss Cora Harrison, a daughter of Henry J. and Mary J. (Graves) Harrison, who came to Story county, Iowa, from Wisconsin about 1869, settling in Union township. Here her father died in 1894, but her mother is still living and resides on the home farm. To Mr. and Mrs. Cook have been born six children, as follows : Ava I., Opal E., Hazel F., Irma M., Carmen R. and Lester L.
In politics Mr. Cook gives his support to the republican party and has served for several years as secretary and treasurer of the school board. Socially he is a member of Cambridge Lodge No. 486, I. O. O. F. Mrs. Cook is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
ALBERT W. Southwick.
Albert W. Southwick, who was successfully identified with general agricultural pursuits during many years of his active business career, is still the owner of almost two hundred acres of valuable land in Union township. He is now living retired in Cambridge and is widely recognized as one of the leading citizens of the town. His birth occurred in Chautauqua county, New York, on the 3d of April, 1856, his parents being George D. and Charlotte E. (Robinson) Southwick, who were natives of New York and Vermont, respectively. Their marriage was celebrated in the Empire state, where the mother had gone with her parents. Early in the '60s Mr. and Mrs. George Southwick removed to Winnebago county, Illinois, where they resided for four years. On the expiration of that period they came to Iowa, arriving in Story county on the 15th of November, 1867. Mr. Southwick here purchased a farm but did not locate thereon, taking up his abode instead at Cambridge. He was a carpenter and wagon maker by trade and conducted a shop of that character for a number of years. In 1879 he was appointed to the position of postmaster, ably serving in that capacity until called to his final rest in 1883.
Albert W. Southwick was reared under the parental roof and obtained his education in the common schools. He was a lad of eleven years when he came with his parents to Story county and has remained within its borders continuously since. When a youth of fourteen he began providing for his own livelihood, hiring out to a farmer at a wage of ten dollars per month. He worked for one man for a period of seven years and then learned the barber's trade, following that occupation for about six years. On the 24th of August, 1882, he was joined in wedlock to Miss Irena M.